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March 14, 2017 (Cleveland)

CHAMPS Establishes Partnership with Intermountain Healthcare

CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to announce its new strategic partnership with the Oncology Clinical Program at Intermountain Healthcare. Through this newly established partnership, CHAMPS Oncology will ensure the successful operation of Intermountain Healthcare’s cancer registry; guarantee quality data; provide educational interventions; set and maintain the framework for accreditation, as well as produce advanced cancer analytics for their cancer care leadership team.

“The CHAMPS Oncology team is honored to have been selected by Intermountain Healthcare,” said
Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, vice president, CHAMPS Oncology. “We are eager to begin building this strategic partnership, working together to implement a comprehensive registry system solution and insight2oncology®, as well as positioning Intermountain Healthcare’s cancer program for a successful future.”

CHAMPS Oncology understands the comprehensive needs of each region in the system and has designed a customized cancer registry system solution for Intermountain Healthcare that will ultimately improve patient care by delivering and transforming high-quality cancer data into actionable information.

“Given the increasing challenges to fulfill case abstraction requirements, enhance cancer registrar onboarding, training, and continuing education, coupled with expected increases in cancer incidence rates, we are pleased to initiate a new business relationship with CHAMPS Oncology,” said Brad Bott, MBA, CCRP, director, Oncology Clinical Program, Intermountain Healthcare. “Through the RFP process, contract negotiations and HR transition, the CHAMPS Oncology team has been superb to work with. We are very much looking forward to working together with CHAMPS Oncology to elevate our cancer registry activities to the highest level, while providing us with the timely and high-quality data we need to achieve our mission.”

CHAMPS Oncology’s team of highly skilled cancer information specialists and experienced certified tumor registrars will deliver a customized solution developed specifically for Intermountain Healthcare that includes:

About Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system based in Salt Lake City with 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, a Medical Group with about 1,500 employed physicians and advanced practitioners, a health plans group called SelectHealth, and other medical services. Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare through high quality and sustainable costs. Recognized for its excellent clinical care and low costs, Intermountain strives to help people live the healthiest lives possible. For more information about Intermountain Healthcare, visit intermountainhealthcare.org.